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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 26 Jul 21 12.11pm | |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
It's Céad in Irish, what is it in Welsh? Cant tell you
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fromtherope In the woods of deepest Surrey 26 Jul 21 1.42pm | |
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As a long standing Surrey member and someone who is very active in local cricket I think the 100 is a load of rubbish. Designed by the ECB to fracture county cricket and destroy the men's game in general. Loads of free tickets to help fill grounds which hasn't really worked, idiotic commentary from the BBC and Sky quota fillers. However look at the crowds of paying spectators for the 50 over game. Guildford, albeit a small ground, is sold out for tomorrows Surrey V Nottinghamshire game. The Oval will have a good crowd on Friday and their will be lots of kids there. There won't be p*ssed up city boys making a nuisance of themselves. If you have to have the 100 start it in April and use it to generate interest in proper cricket which is a summer game. not spring and Autumn. You can shove the 100 where the sun don't shine and leave it there!
I am enjoying being back at Selhurst and having a beer with my mates just like we have done for the past 40 years. Through Thick and thin we stick with our club. Not chairman, players or managers, OUR CLUB! |
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Teddy Eagle 28 Jul 21 6.42am | |
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Goal Machine The Cronx 28 Jul 21 9.09am | |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
The whole thing is a car crash. 3,000 crowd at last nights game. 20% full. The reality is that mums and kids (I believe the target market) will not attend this because let’s be honest, how many woman follow cricket? Real cricket fans are vehemently against it, many actively oppose it. If the ECB’s genuine objective is to attract kids, they should have family sections whereby a kid comes for free with a full paying adult for the T20. This keeps the kids away from the ‘boozy city boy’ stereotype. All the media and pundits keep banging on about how successful it’s been, but that’s all a lie. Stadiums are empty despite all the freebies being handed out. I honesty haven’t met a single person who supports it. Let’s hope it dies an early death.
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Midlands Eagle 28 Jul 21 9.16am | |
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Originally posted by Goal Machine
I honesty haven’t met a single person who supports it. Let’s hope it dies an early death. Chatting to my neighbour this morning and he said that he is enjoying it and is going to get tickets to Edgbaston. He asked me if I wanted to go and was a bit surprised when I said "no thanks"
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Teddy Eagle 28 Jul 21 1.23pm | |
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Pete53 Hassocks 04 Aug 21 2.03pm | |
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I am something of a cricket purist, however I have enjoyed watching a few of the Hundred matches on the box. Perhaps because live cricket on terrestrial TV is now such a novelty. The trouble with it is that team games require the public to have some sort of partisanship to a team for it to arouse real excitement and drama. This is absent with the somewhat artificial creation and make-up of the teams competing. If this format doesn't succeed in raising increased public interest and participation in the game then there isn't anywhere much to go for cricket.
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Midlands Eagle 04 Aug 21 3.49pm | |
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Originally posted by Pete53
The trouble with it is that team games require the public to have some sort of partisanship to a team for it to arouse real excitement and drama. This is absent with the somewhat artificial creation and make-up of the teams competing. I agree. I didn't think think that I would watch any of it but due to the timing I often watch the first 20 minutes of a game then go and have dinner. Because I couldn't care less who wins I rarely bother watching more of the game after i've eaten and often haven't a clue who has won. Originally posted by Pete53
If this format doesn't succeed in raising increased public interest and participation in the game then there isn't anywhere much to go for cricket. What does this format have that 20/20 doesn't apart from artificial excitement, dumbing down and second rate commentators
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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 04 Aug 21 3.58pm | |
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Currently watching England try not to collapse. Root on 50, could do with converting this into a big score. England 138-4, the day could go either way.
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ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 04 Aug 21 4.04pm | |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Currently watching England try not to collapse. Root on 50, could do with converting this into a big score. England 138-4, the day could go either way. 138-5 straight away but Root still in. Collapse on.
Red and Blue Army! |
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Teddy Eagle 04 Aug 21 4.28pm | |
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Midlands Eagle 04 Aug 21 6.40pm | |
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Fortunately the weather forecast is poor for the next few days so we may escape with an undeserved draw
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